单词 | north country mule |
释义 | > as lemmasNorth Country mule d. British. Agriculture. A cross-bred sheep, esp. (more fully North Country mule) one derived from a Bluefaced or Border Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface or Swaledale ewe. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > half-bred half-bred1848 mule1892 1892 Berwick Advertiser 16 Sept. 2/1 Cheviot and mule lambs. 1951 I. L. Mason World Dict. Breeds Livestock 139 Greyface (Scotland-England): Border Leicester X Scottish Blackface, 1st cross; syn. Mule, cross. 1985 D. B. Dalal-Clayton Black's Agric. Dict. (ed. 2) 252 The original mule sheep, dating back to 1863, was derived from a Bluefaced Leicester ram mated with a Swaledale or Scottish Blackface ewe, and is now known as the North Country Mule. 1995 Farmers Weekly 21 July 100 (advt.) Flock dispersal..Comprising 700 mainly north country mules, 250 bleu du maine and texel × mule ewes. < as lemmas |
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